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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: leepox on May 29, 2025, 05:54:54 pm

Title: Re: PCN - Haringey London - Midhurst Avenue, N10, Code 16
Post by: leepox on May 30, 2025, 12:13:08 am

Yes you're absolutely right, I was running late for my class hence why I darted out the car and took the next signed post as gospel.

I'll  try to see and ask for leniency by providing the Ringo receipt, that I had clear intentions, and a genuine "my bad" reason as to why I missed the signage.

Title: Re: PCN - Haringey London - Midhurst Avenue, N10, Code 16
Post by: Incandescent on May 29, 2025, 07:44:40 pm

So you also missed the yellow line separating the bay where you could pay to park, plus the sign for the bay right next to where you parked ?  I get the impression you were in a hurry, correct ?

The presence of that yellow line means the bays either side of it a separate and must have separate signs, which here they do.

Frankly, I cannot see any credible appeal argument, but notwithstanding this, we always advise people to at least submit something, even if its just an appeal for leniency.

If there is a 'technical' appeal argument, I'm sure somebody will be along to tell you. Such appeals are based on council mismanagement of the enforcement process even if the contravention is made out, and can win, although you invariably have to risk the full PCN penalty to get a ruling.

Title: PCN - Haringey London - Midhurst Avenue, N10, Code 16
Post by: leepox on May 29, 2025, 05:54:54 pm

I parked on a street parking bay nearby a post with a signage for the Ringo payment reference code. I received a PCN by the time I returned to my car and realised that the bays I have parked may not be part of the pay and display section. My mistake was assuming that all the nearby parking bays were pay and display including the one I was in. I now know that clearly the post right beside my car specifically shows resident only parking (which I genuinely missed on the day).

I was parked on the bay at this exact spot/bay in front of the house with a white garage door (the parking signage with the ringo code is towards the nearby junction): https://maps.app.goo.gl/DuApbpgjW9pN3QZC9 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/DuApbpgjW9pN3QZC9)

Do I have grounds to appeal? Can I ask for leniency given that I paid for parking and a genuine mistake for not parking on the bays just across mine (which were empty at the time I parked up from what I can remember)? Or do I just take this one on the chin to learn to read better next time.


PCN and Evidence: https://imgur.com/a/jQbLjHY (https://imgur.com/a/jQbLjHY)

RingGo receipt: https://imgur.com/a/YeCZYb6 (https://imgur.com/a/YeCZYb6)